Reviews of Hoodia Desert Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
229 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hoodia Desert Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Large, dramatic, theatrical sitting area"
The individual tables in the spacious dining area are set in a semi-circle near to large picture windows. There is a deck outside where you can have drinks and watch the sun set, with a pool area one level below that. The manager was very attentive and the service was good.
The guide we had was excellent and very knowledgeable.
We stayed at the lodge for access to Sossusvlei and did not see, or expect to see, animals there." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
"Beautiful location"
The staff were friendly and helpful.
The rooms were beautifully designed, and the outside shower was a delight." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Giraffe
1 sighting
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
"Fabulous place to stay"
Oryx
2 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
2 sightings
"Great dune experience in a comfortable lodge"
The camp is some way from the Sossusvlei area, but is certainly very comfortable." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Brown Hyena
1 sighting
Oryx
10 sightings
Wildebeest
1 sighting
Zebra
3 sightings
"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"
We received an extensive welcome by the owner and he clearly takes great pride in his lodge. He spent time with every guest, greeted people back from their excursions and made sure service was to his standards.
The views are extensive and just sitting by our room looking over the dry river valley was enjoyable in itself. The lodge is well laid out and the food was good.
A small point, but being able to drive your vehicle right up to your room made everything very easy." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Hoodia Desert lodge. Excellent and friendly "
We enjoyed a romantic sunset sun downer trip on day of arrival.
We also took the lodges Sossusvlei excursion which managed to keep us away from the crowds. An example of this is we were arriving at dead vlei as the crowds were leaving." See all these reviews: 24n in Namibia
Wildebeest
2 sightings
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Oryx
Multiple sightings
Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
"beautiful location"
We were greeted on arrival by the super friendly and ever hard-working owner. We had a lovely cabin/tent of our own. The central lodge is an attractive building.
The staff is friendly and very hardworking. Very nice meals too. For our activity we took the day trip to Sossusvlei. They also gave us a nice bag lunch for the drive out.
Couldn't be better!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Oryx
2 sightings
Wildebeest
2 sightings
Zebra
1 sighting
"Hoodia Desert Lodge is lovely"
The only downside was lack of engagement from staff on our externally organised balloon safari. If I hadn't asked where I needed to be by when I wouldn't have known and was expecting to be picked up but we had to drive ourselves very early in the morning in the dark - so unsure of when we would get there. In the end it all worked but they could have been more forthcoming." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia
Oryx
Multiple sightings
"Hoodia Desert Lodge review"
Great terrace, with sundowner, looking at ‘The Lion’, carved in the mountain
Nice meals – very tender Springbok steak.
Interesting waterhole – good to watch the family of baboons.
Sundowner trip – good, but expensive for what it was." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
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